Spain

King Felipe takes off his tie - to protect the environment

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5th August 2022
The King of Spain ditched his tie, briefly, to try and cut down on energy use.Felipe VI removed his tie during an official lunch with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, in Mallorca, adhering to government advice. Pedro Sanchez did the same.As Spain continues to deal with hotter than usual temperatures, ministers have told workers to remove their ties in the office so that they stay…
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Norway

King Harald of Norway admitted to hospital

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4th August 2022
King Harald V is in a stable condition in hospital after developing a fever.In a brief statement, the Royal Court said: ”His Majesty the King was today admitted to Oslo University Hospital for the investigation of fever. His condition is stable.”No…
Features

A Duchess's trip to honour her mother

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4th August 2022
No one knew it at the time but on August 4th 1900, a woman who would change the course of royal history had made her debut. The birth of a daughter to Claude and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon didn’t trouble the papers of the day one jot. But as baby Elizabeth, later queen and empress, settled into her royal nursery, another royal woman who would have a major impact on her life was claiming all the…
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Spain

Family visits for King Juan Carlos as he marks two years since leaving Spain

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3rd August 2022
King Juan Carlos of Spain has been spending the past days with members of his family as he marks two years since his decision to leave the country he once ruled.He is spending the actual anniversary of his self imposed exile, August 3rd, with Infanta Cristina, his youngest daughter, who arrived in the United Arab Emirates in recent days. Several of his grandchildren are also with him.His…
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British Royals

Revealed - The Queen's special message to the Commonwealth

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29th July 2022
A message to the Commonwealth, written by The Queen almost a year ago, has finally been revealed.Her Majesty issued her special statement in October 2021 and it was placed in The Queen’s Baton which has been carried around the world since then as part of the build up to the Commonwealth Games.The words have been taken to 72 nations and territories before they were carried into…
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